Pole or shaft.



No. 723,695. PATENTED MAR. 24, 1903.

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POLE 0R SHAFT.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 24. 1902.

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POLE OR SHAFT.

SPECIFICATION 'formingpart of Letters Patent II o. 723,695, dated March 24, 1903.

;Applicati0n filed December 24, 1902. Serial No. 136,515. (No modal.)

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Be it known that I, JOHN G. LovEJoY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Greig, in the county of Lewis and State of New York, have made a certain new and useful Invention in Poles or Shafts; and I declare the following to be afull, clear, and ex act description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l is a perspective vievvof a pair of thills having my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a plan view of my device as applied at the junction of cross-bar and thill and with part 0 made in two sections. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the sections of the metallic joint device 0 when made in two parts. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the joint device 0 when made in one piece. Fig. 6 is a detail face-view of the same. Fig. 7 is a section on the line '7 7, Fig. 6. Figs. Sand 9 are detail views of the other section of the joint device 0 used in connection with the section thereof shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 10 is a sectional view, similar to Fig. 3, with part a made in one piece.

The invention relates to devices for holding together and strengthening the thills and cross-bar of vehicles; and it consists in the novel construction and novel combinations of parts, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the invention, the letter a designates the thills, and Z) the cross-bar extending between the rear portions of the thills. In order to provide a strong connection of these partsat the junctions, I have designed a metallic joint device or brace and holder, (indicated at c.) This joint-piece consists of a vertical abutment or wall d, plane on its outer surface e and having shouldersfat the ends of its inner or recessed face Perforations h are made for the horizontal holding-bolts 70, and bracing-ears Z are made at its ends, these being designed to extend theouter face e to provide a strongly-braced bearing against the inner face of the thill. The bottom of the wall cl is provided with an integral long inner strap or brace-flange m, which extends along the under side of the cross-bar and is secured thereto by means of bolts passing through its perforations 19. The end of the cross-bar being seated in the recessed face 9 against the abutment d, when the fasteningbolts are in place a secure joint is formed, which is strengthened by means of the inte-' gral upper inner strap or brace-flange n, which is also secured to the cross-bar by a vertical fastening-bolt, connecting the same with the lower fiange'm. This abutment is also provided with an integral upper outer brace-flange 7',Which extends outward, engaging-the upper surface of the thill, and is secured thereto by a screw passing through its perforation s. The abutment is also provided with a short integral outer lip orbrace-flange t, which is designed to engage the lower surface of the thill in such wise that the thill is clipped between the upper and lower outer brace-flanges and the end of the cross-bar between the upper and lower inner brace flanges. A bearing-plate v is em ployed in the outer face of the thill, this plate being perforated for the passage of the holding-bolts is, which extend through the abutment d and are secured by nuts 20.

1 The lower outer brace-flange t is designed in use to abut against the ordinary thill-iron on the bottom of the thill, and the parts are still further strengthened by this conjunction.

Sometimes the; brace and holder maybe made in two pieces, the recessed abutment being separate and engaging a vertical abutment connection between the upperand lower flanged portions, as indicated at z. In this manner, the vertical abutment portion being in two parts, one part is secured to the thill and the other part to the cross-bar, and both are secured together to form the'joint by means of the holdingbolts.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. A metallic joint 'brace and-holder for thills and cross-bar, consisting of the vertical recessed and perforated abut'ment, and integral therewith the outer, uppe'r'and lower thill-flanges, and the inner, upper and lower ICO cross-bar flanges, and. the horizon tal bolts through said abutment, and the vertical bolts through said inner upper and lower cross-bar flanges. substantially as specified.

2. The combination with the metallic joint brace and holder, consisting of a perforated vertical abutment, and its outer and inner thill and cross-bar brace-flanges, of the perforated recessed abutment engaging the firstmentioned abutment and holding-bolts,substantially as specified.

3. The combination with a recessed perthill, and a. bearing-plate on the outside of the same, of the perforated abutment having outer and inner brace-flanges engaging the thill and cross-bar, and the fastening and holding bolts, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature I in presence of two witnesses.

I forated abutment-plate on L116 IDSIGG OI L116 1' JOHN G. LOVEJOY. VVitnesses:

JACOB VAN WOERT, VV. '1. GRAVES. 

